BlogShares is a fantasy stock market where weblogs are the companies. Players invest fictional dollars on shares in blogs.
Blogs are valued by their incoming links and add value to other blogs by linking to them. Prices can go up or down based on trading and the underlying value of the blog.

BlogShares is a fantasy stock market for weblogs. Players get to invest a fictional $500, and blogs are valued by incoming links.

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BlogShares News

August 18, 2005 August Updates

BlogShares has seen a flurry of activity this past month. From the new Player Tutorials page to a call for Rules translators, we've had much on our plates lately. A new charter was drawn up for the BSEC, clarifying the group's responsibilities. There is also now a Random Blog page where you never know what listing you'll get.

Congratulations to The Pompatus of Love for being selected as the newest member of the elite cheatypants-fighting force known only as the BSEC, and to our newest Index Managers: tuwa, JoPro Savings and Loan, Loop Di Loop, Alexandra, Rantzalot (Sir), and Judge Fred.

The new IMs will undoubtedly see time in the trenches against the onslaught of spam the current IMs and admin are busy fighting daily. Spammers are getting creative, but we aren't giving in. We've developed new methods for blocking, finding, and delisting spam in the game. If you notice a listing for a spam site, please take a moment to use the Report Error link found on its blogs.php page.

We've also been adding hundreds of new Industries to the index, predominately locations, including states or provinces and additional cities of many nations. If you know of a location with lots of bloggers which isn't already in the index, please suggest it here, and include some examples to help us out.

Finally, a word of thanks and best wishes to DJ Swa, a BlogShares veteran and member of the Dutch Armed Forces, who is once again serving his nation in Afghanistan. Peace and godspeed.

by Island Dave
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July 02, 2005 Holiday Weekend Update

Lots going on behind the scenes at BlogShares these past couple of weeks. First and most important being the implementation on July 4 of a new ruleset for the game. If you haven't read it, please do so now. We've also whipped up a new node on Contributing to BlogShares. SubWolf coded up the much requested bond cancellation functions, which are now fully available to all players. Manhattan has been doing the IM position proud with her index work, but was also kind enough to write up tutorials for LiveJournal claim codes.

We've also spent a great deal of time working on the Price movement issues you've been seeing lately. For a more detailed explaination, read this thread. Code changes will now prevent buying or selling shares in blogs with insufficient indexing history, thus reducing exploitable bugs.

Finally, what better way to celebrate an American holiday than by winning something you want but don't need? Our thoughts exactly! And on that note, check out the new raffle prize: a mini-Lava lamp which you can plug into any usb port. Perfect for late night idea buying or early morning PRDs.

by Island Dave
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June 27, 2005 Revised Game Ruleset
June 04, 2005 Crash and Recovery
May 28, 2005 Weekend Update
May 03, 2005 B$1 Quadrillion; Premium Membership Incentives; New Blogging Contest
April 15, 2005 New Roles for Old Faces
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Blog Announcements

[Press Release] Peripatetic Human Rantingz - First and Last Warning

Of the 23 Instant Billionaires announced in this press release, eight (8) remain.

You can find more information by visiting this post in the Blog Shares Forums.

Sell Orders *must* be sent to me via PM and I will not tell you how to create one so don't ask.

Rantz

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Posted 20:40 30 Aug 2005

[Press Release] Blogs by Women

On behalf of Blogs by Women:

Attention Owners of Blog Directories and Blog Ad Exchanges:

Important change in the Blogs by Women mission.

Contact details available.

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Posted 09:33 30 Aug 2005

[Press Release] This Is A Cult

On behalf of This Is A Cult:

At the request of my many followers, I have opened a new blog for my rapidly growing cult.

The new site This Is A Cult will help to explain the beliefs and rules of the cult, and help expand our membership, which we expect will lead to increased revenue, which is, of course, the true reason for the founding of the cult in the first place.

The posts for the cult, which had been located at Scared Bunny have been relocated to the new site for easy reference.

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Posted 19:38 27 Aug 2005

[Press Release] The Guvnor Times

On behalf of The Guvnor Times:

August Promotions from The Guvnor Times

This month The Guvnor Times has two competitions as it bid to become a force on the blogshares website.

The ambitious weblog from the UK are running a challenge for anybody who wants to get their voice heard on The Guvnor Times are giving away 5 prizes of B$5million. Simply click here for a chance to become An Article Poster On The Guvnor Times and get your voice heard.

For mainly the newbies and others who want good odds on winning B$5millionIts simple, all we need is your blog to link to us.(click here for chance to win free B$5million). www.theguvnor.net

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Posted 00:22 27 Aug 2005

[Press Release] SistersTalk

On behalf of SistersTalk:

SistersTalk proudly introduces everyone to a brand new super hero, Faggot Girl. Watch her help Cindy Sheehan in Crawford, TX!

We also want to remind everyone to check out our celebrity interview series.